After more than half a century, members of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, finally received long-overdue Bronze Star medals for their heroism during the Vietnam War. As Military Times reports, the recognition comes 56 years after their fierce 1968 battle in Hue City, one of the war’s most brutal urban engagements.
Surviving veterans and families of the fallen gathered to honor their unit’s courage and sacrifice, with many describing the ceremony as long-awaited validation for acts of valor nearly lost to history.
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